It was a 5" liquid crystal screen fed by a vidio amp connected to a VCR. The kids loved the cartoons, recognized movies, but asked the universal question "What's a Drive-In? Cars watching a movie was foreign to them.

allen,if you are considering making a (working) drive in theater...look into a portable dvd player.you can probably get the smaller (sceen size), older players pretty inexpensively now.disguise the player/disc loading part so only the screen is visible.would be an easy addition to a layout, as well as easy to operate

Allen - Texasbill is correct, it was Miller Engineering that offered this item a few years back...for the tiddy sum of $600-$700 per, as I recall! A little expensive for a layout novelty as far as I'm concerned.

Allen, It was indeed "Miller Engineering", as part of their "Micro Structures" line. The HO scale version listed at: $699.95, with the HO dimension's at: 24" X 30". - N scale at: $429.95, with the N scale dimension's at: 13" X 22". They called it the "Starlite Drive-In." A real working model, with each kit containing a working LCD screen, that would accept a standard video signal from: VCR's, Cable, Camcorder's, DVD's, etc. The kit's included: Chase-lights, custom EL lamps, interior lighting, stainless steel photo-etched parts for all the structures. Laser-cut stencils for parking lot, & street marker's. The last time I recall their drive in advertised, was in the January, 2001 issue of Model Railroader.

I don't think it's offered anymore. You might try calling Miller Engineering New Canaan, CT @ 203-595-0619 (if that's still their current number), or visit them on the web. Hope this helps...

Regards,

Al Zangenberg

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